Wednesday, April 8, 2009

100,000 Buddhists Protest Gov't


Anti-government demonstrators take to the streets of Bangkok, Thailand 4/8/09. All dressed in red, the massive crowd marched through Bangkok's historic northern district, overtaking main boulevards and waving pictures of their leader-in-exile, Thaksin Shinawatra. Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva (whose supporters wear yellow) rejected calls for his resignation (AP/David Longstreath).

BANGKOK – About 100,000 protesters seeking to topple Thailand's government turned their wrath Wednesday on the 88-year-old top adviser to the country's revered king, accusing him of undermining democracy by orchestrating a pivotal 2006 coup.

Most of the protesters massed near the Bangkok residence of privy councilor Prem Tinsulanonda to demand he step down from his palace job for allegedly engineering the military's ouster of their hero, former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. They also demanded that current Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva quit his post. Red-shirted protesters clapped and cheered as... More>>

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